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There has been a lot of”Flirting”going on over the last 24 hrs on Tara Junction…. Greater Anglia 755 unit gets a test run around the junction this afternoon.

086 works the BELL liner into the Lakeview freight yard having originated in Northwall.

The class 40 working a freight service overtakes a looped class 37 on a tanker train on Ashburton grove.

Having received an exam and FOW at the MPD-017 was released to traffic-and has been allocated to the Mk2D Sligo set for the weekend,replacing 073, The locomotive is seen here having gotten the road across to the down main to couple up to the Mk2D set on platform 3.

The 31 has charge of the cartic transfer to Liverpool from Leeds-passing a 40 hauled freight on Ashburton grove. IMG_6097.mov

Yes Andrew-I am sure….now about those Gypsum containers…..I must have a look.

JHB-RE point one-a recent trial of biomass containers in Ballina freight yard was for a future freight flow from Foynes to a Midland area location-see photos -so all is not lost on that front Point two-increased XPO traffic will commence over the next few weeks from Ballina-Waterford-Ballina with a biomass contract due next year I would agree with you on points three and four

TRV EM50 does the rounds on Tara junction.

No sign of an IRM stand to promote Irish models ?????

Exactly -thanks Bob

Friday night fun at the junction…. 007 works the 15:00 Waterford-Northwall BELL liner 086 works the 13:00 Northwall - Northesk BELL liner 075 works the 14:46 Cork-Heuston Mk3 set 080 works the 11:35 Galway-Heuston Mk2 a/b set 073 works the Dublin Heuston-Limerick Mk2D set 048 worked a laden two axle bubble cement from Platin to Tullamore.

Ahem-the Bus Eireann version-soon to be returned to its original livery….

Your in luck Rob-I actually found it when looking for something else last night-will post a photo later

A blast from the past-a 1970s Dinky toys Atlantean double decker in the yellow pages livery - I had one back then and later destroyed it by painting it in Bus Eireann livery around 1987/88. So it was great to pick up this one for £10 last weekend.

Congratulations on an excellent presentation of Northport quay in RM900, I didn’t realise it was based on the former Ballina-Kilala branch until I seen the map-the actual junction from Swinford was to be north of Foxford station had it been built-so close to my former home…well done David